Bucs a team in disarray?

TAMPA, Fla. – There’s been a lot of talk recently about the Buccaneers being a team in disarray after they made several offseason changes to their starting lineup and coaching staff, including a major one late in the preseason when they canned their offensive coordinator.

But Tampa Bay’s Raheem Morris sounded a note of serenity as his first regular season game as a head coach neared.

“A prepared person doesn’t have to worry about pressure,” the Tampa Tribune quoted Morris as saying Friday. “I feel prepared and I feel my team is prepared. I’ve got them going in the right direction. Now, we’ve just go to do it.”

Morris, the league’s youngest head coach at 32, opened training camp in pads and preached a return to the tough, physical style the Bucs were known for in their heyday under Jon Gruden. Morris, like Gruden, has a swagger and energy to him that players seem to thrive on.

The Cowboys, of course, kept their physical contact to a minimum in camp and don’t draw much inspiration, if any, from coach Wade Phillips.

Will Morris’ approach rule the day? Or will the Bucs prove to indeed be a team in disarray?